Walnut News

The start of a complex preliminary hearing was delayed Friday in the case of a Rowland Heights doctor accused of three counts of murder in the deaths of three young men who overdosed on powerful pain drugs while under her care in 2009.

For the 30th consecutive year, West Covina has been named a "Tree City USA" by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Prosecutors Thursday filed new charges of possession of child pornography against a Walnut man awaiting trial on accusations that he bound and attempted to rape and kill a female employee of his at a Monterey Park yogurt shop he owned, authorities said.

On May 14, LA Times reporter Rosanna Xia profiled Melissa Chan , the first accredited foreign correspondent to be expelled from China in more than a decade.

Two of the nation's largest residential home builders are entering a joint venture to develop a sprawling Southern California subdivision, according to an article in Bloomberg News .

California may be the cradle of the movement to decriminalize marijuana, but most voters do not want to see it legalized for recreational use in the Golden State, according to a new poll.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who oversaw the Explorer Program at the Cerritos station pleaded not guilty today to sex- related charges involving a 16-year-old girl.

Officers from the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control plan to come to Walnut to ensure pet owners are in compliance with vaccination and licensing requirements.

Assemblyman Curt Hagman's bill to authorize a Ronald Reagan statue inside the state Capitol gained ground Friday.

A Walnut man received a 5-year prison sentence earlier this week after admitting shooting his older brother in the leg during an argument in February, officials said.

A preliminary hearing scheduled this morning for a Walnut woman charged in the fatal stabbing of her estranged husband has been postponed again.

A 26-year-old male pedestrian was severely injured in a Los Angeles County car accident after a vehicle struck him at a street intersection.

Today is the deadline for Walnut and Diamond Bar residents to register to vote in the June 5 Presidential Primary Election.

The Riverside Country Board of Education is comprised of seven members who each represent one of seven trustee areas.

There will be a chance for Walnut residents to spot the annular eclipse Sunday, in which the moon will cover as much as 94 percent of the sun.

The CIF-SS Track and Field Finals in Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. SAC in Walnut, Calif., on Saturday, May 19, 2012.

The University of La Verne West African Drum Ensemble performed in concert Wednesday night, offering a taste of the drums and rhythms of Africa.

This Jan. 15, 2010 file photo shows a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun.

The Zen Center lawsuit could be settled next week. The Walnut City Council on Wednesday will consider approving a $900,000 settlement with Chung Tai International Chan Buddhist Association.

Walnut, CA and Chennai, India, May 17, 2012 -- Today Freshdesk, the fast growing online help desk solution, announces the Freshdesk Future Fund, through which it will equip startups, sponsored by select incubators, with its cutting edge customer support solution free for three full time support agents for a whole year.